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-(No Model.) J. POWELL.

UMBRELLA RUNNER.

No. 288,485. Patented Nov. 13, 1883.

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JOHN B. PowELL, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM A.nEowN, or sAME PLAoE.

UMBRELLA-RUNNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,485, dated November13, 1883.

Application filed June 7, 1883. (N0 model.)

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN B. POWELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inUmbrella- Runners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form partof this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation, Figs. 2, 3, and 4 front views, Figs.5 and 8 are end views, and Figs. 6, 7, and 9 are details, of separateparts of my improvement.

My invention has for its object to provide an umbrella-runner which canbe secured in any position on an umbrellastick, and which operateswithout the aid of any pins, springs, or other catches in or on thestick, thereby avoiding a fruitful source of breakage and weakness inumbrella-sticks.

My invention consists of an umbrella-runner provided with a springtongue or shoe and a rotating cam ring or collar adapted to bind orpress said tongue or shoe against the umbrella-stick, and thereby holdsaid runner in any adjusted position on the latter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A indicates an umbrella-stick,which, for the purposes of my invention, may be devoid of any pin, kerf,spring, or equivalent device for arresting and detaining theumbrella-runner.

B indicates my newly-invented umbrella runner, which consists of atubular sleeve, 0, and notch D, duly secured to one another in the usualor any suitable manner.

To the notch D the inner ends of the ummon or any equivalent way.

Near the lower end of'the sleeve G is a transverse or segmental slot, 0,in which is fitted a shoe, 6, which is secured to the free end of aspring, E, whose other end is fastened to the sleeve 0. The spring E isexternal to or on the outside of the sleeve 0, but outward pressure onits lower end will force the shoe einwardly, so as to project internallyinto the cavity or longitudinal bore of the sleeve and bind against thestick A, which occupies such cavity. To produce such pressure, andalsoto maintain it constant as long as may be desired, I provide the sleevewith an annular sliding or swiveled collar or ring, F. The opening ofsaid ring is perfectly cylindrical for the greater part of itscircumference, but is rendered irregular or cam-like by means of anotch, f, which terminates at one of its extremities in an abruptshoulder, f, and at the other in a bevel or incline, f. The ring Fsurrounds the sleeve 0, and the shoe 6 fits in the opening or notch f..In this position of the parts the "runner may be freely slid along thestick A. To fasten said runner in any desired position which it mayoccupy as, for example, that which it should have when the umbrella isopened-the ring F is partially rotatedon the sleeve, causing the bevel fto ride upon and press the shoe inwardly, thus producing a clamp whichholds the runner fast on the stick. To relieve said pressure, inorder toslide the runner, the rotation of the ring is reversed until the shoe 6and notch f coincide, when said shoe is thrown out by its spring E intosaid notch.

To maintain the ring F in position on the sleeve, yet allow it to berotated on the latter, said sleeve is provided or formed with annularribs 0 6, between which said ring swivels.

WVhat I claim as my invention is 1. The combination, with the sleeve ortube 0 of an umbrella-runner, of a spring-clamp, e E, and a cam-ring, F,for pressing the same inwardly and allowing it to move outwardly,substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the sleeve ortube O of an umbrellarunner havinga transverse or segmental slot, 0, of a shoe, e, fitting in said slotand fastened to a spring, E, anda cam-ring, F, swiveled on said sleeveand operative with respect to said shoe, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this5th day of June, A. D. 1883. A

J OHN. B. POWVELL.

Witnesses:

Wi/LH. POWELL, ANDREW ZANE, Jr.

